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amber

/ˈam.bə/ /ˈæm.bɚ/

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noun

Ambergris, the waxy product of the sperm whale.

Examples :

"The rare amber, a byproduct of sperm whales, was found in a museum exhibit. "

animal substance nautical ocean biology chemistry

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noun

A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent fossil resin, used for jewellery. One variety, blue amber, appears blue rather than yellow under direct sunlight.

Examples :

"My grandmother wore a beautiful necklace made of amber. "

material substance geology color

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noun

A yellow-orange colour.

Examples :

"The sunset painted the sky with a beautiful amber color. "

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noun

The intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights, which when illuminated indicates that drivers should stop short of the intersection if it is safe to do so.

Examples :

"The amber light at the intersection meant we had to stop before crossing. "

traffic sign vehicle

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noun

The stop codon (nucleotide triplet) "UAG", or a mutant which has this stop codon at a premature place in its DNA sequence.

Examples :

"an amber codon, an amber mutation, an amber suppressor"

biology biochemistry

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verb

To perfume or flavour with ambergris.

Examples :

"ambered wine, an ambered room"

food chemistry substance

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verb

To preserve in amber.

Examples :

"an ambered fly"

material substance nature

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verb

To cause to take on the yellow colour of amber.

Examples :

"The sun's rays ambered the child's new summer clothes, turning them a lovely golden yellow. "

color appearance

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verb

To take on the yellow colour of amber.

Examples :

"As the sun set, the tall grass began to amber in the fading light. "

appearance color

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adjective

Of a brownish yellow colour, like that of most amber.

Examples :

"The antique necklace had an amber color, reminiscent of sunshine. "

color appearance material